Tagged With "Hospitals"

Cybersecurity Update Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Kanye West, Elon Musk and many other high profile people had their Twitter accounts hacked. o All their followers received a tweet trying to convince users to send in $1000 in bitcoin - The US National Security Agency is warning hospitals, universities and pharmaceutical companies that Russian hackers are attempting to steal COVID-19 research using email phishing and malware attacks. - Wells Fargo ordered all of its...

A major hospital chain has been hit by what appears to be one of the largest medical cyberattacks in United States history. Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations , primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend, and some hospitals have had to resort to filing patient information with pen and paper, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. Universal Health Services did not... read more here

Take care Art, take it step by step!

Ah the title of my first real blog since my world was turned upside down almost two weeks ago. Over the past couple of days I've found a couple of hours here and there to catch up with current accounts and answer some emails. For me it's been more about trying to stay even with the existing opportunities and and some of the orders that went down early in the month. Today I sent an order to an existing client for two A4 color MFP's and of course there was no response that the email was...

Very happy to read this blog. May your recovery continue to be positive! Take time to relax.

Good to "hear" from ya Art! Keep trying to stay stress free and good things will come!

Ransomware report published by SonicWall: 67.6% of ransomware attacks are aimed at U.S. 421.5 million hits last year, up 98% Average of 2,170 ransomware attacks per customer 20 attempts per second Griggsville-Perry Public School District of Illinois notified an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed online after ransomware attack. Suggested selling prices of offering a cyber security audit from ConnectWise: $100 for every router, server, switch and firewall $25 per...

Hacked! 1/31/2023 US Infiltrates Big Ransomware Gang: 'We Hacked the Hackers' ......US Infiltrates Big Ransomware Gang: 'We Hacked the Hackers'. January 30, 2023 / By Eric Tucker and Frank Bajak. WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and ... Six weeks after being hacked , why is The Guardian still broken? - .....Last year's ransomware attack on the newspaper left offices closed and staff worried about their data – and tough questions to be answered. Anya Taylor-Joy dimisses 'The Queen's Gambit' season...

Hospital admits its printers/MFPs were hacked Tri-City Medical Center of Oceanside, California, announced it was hit by a cyber attack During attack; “a note printed out of very printer at the same time and then everyone was running around shutting off printers”, according to article in San Diego Union Tribune newspaper 100 employees were apparently laid off as a result of the attack Has not yet stated how many patients had their personal medical info (aka PHI or protected health...

“We estimate that ransomware attacks killed between 42 and 67 Medicare patients”, in a report published by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health In 2023, 2,207 hospitals, schools and governments were directly impacted by ransomware. Fallon Ambulance Service of Boston, Massachusetts notified 911,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber attack. KCTV is reporting that Liberty Hospital of Missouri is cutting employee hours as a result of cyber attack that hit hospital in...

Hospitals shifting to outsourced managed IT Report published by Black Book Research Digital and IT budgets increased by an average of 18.3% 85% are increasing their 2024 IT budgets 44% are “retaining and budgeting for qualified IT resources” 59% of hospitals with over 150 beds report they are increasing their non-clinical outsourcing $60 billion spent on outsourced managed IT services by hospitals in 2023

Marley's Mutts said its recovered a hacked Facebook page..... BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A popular Kern County animal rescue is has recovered what was stolen by scammers late last year..... read more here Hacked on Facebook: A Marquette woman's experience. .... Hackers are taking ...[Discussion] Metroboomin says he is a victim of social media theft, credit card fraud, hacked ..... read more here UNC Hospitals user email hacked in phishing scheme. .... "UNC Hospitals and School of Medicine...

Hacked! 6/5/2024 Sponsored by Recent Hacking Incidents: TikTok, Medibank, and More TikTok Data Breach Hackers Break Into 'High-Profile Accounts' Including CNN in 'Zero Day' Attack The hack is a so-called “zero-day” attack, meaning that the hacker discovered the vulnerability before the software developers...... Read more TikTok Hackers Target Paris Hilton, CNN, and More. What to Know About the Cyberattack CNN's account was compromised, and efforts are ongoing to restore it...... Read more...

Hacked! 6/10/2024 Sponsored by Recent Hacking Incidents: Hospitals, TikTok, and More Healthcare Sector Attacks Rural Hospitals Keep Getting Attacked by Cybercriminals. Microsoft and Google Are Working to Fix That The number of ransomware attacks against the US healthcare sector increased by 128% in 2023 compared to 2022...... Read more Hospitals Are Hacked, Then Sued. Is It Fair? In the aftermath of a cyberattack, hospitals often face another obstacle: class-action lawsuits...... Read more...

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released a final rule that outlines new penalties for practices that obstruct, prevent, or significantly discourage the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI). These penalties, which aim to enforce the interoperability of health information, are designed to ensure that Protected Health Information (PHI) is shared in a digital and interoperable format. The new regulations represent a significant...